Community Group Funds: How Local Charities Are Building Long-Term Sustainability
Community Group Funds give local charities a powerful way to build reliable, long-term funding through community support. Discover how organisations across the Western Bay of Plenty are creating…
A Year of Giving: How Women Are Creating Lasting Change Across the Western Bay
In just one year, the Western Bay Women’s Fund has turned generosity into lasting impact — supporting local women and whānau through a unique giving model that delivers help now while building a…
The Rise of Collective Giving: How Local Generosity Grows Stronger Together
Collective giving is transforming the way people support local causes across the Western Bay of Plenty. From giving circles and community funds to workplace payroll giving, discover how generosity is…
Stronger Together: How the Community Event Fund Brings the Western Bay to Life
The Tauranga Western Bay Community Event Fund shows what’s possible when local funders work together with a shared purpose. In 2024/25, this partnership supported 99 community events across Tauranga…
Super Support: Power of Partnership
Across the Western Bay of Plenty, older people are facing growing hardship as living costs rise and fixed incomes fall short. Super Support is a powerful partnership bringing together local…
How Acorn's Local Impact Funds Were Created
Discover how David and Susan Campbell’s generosity led to the creation of the Kaituna–Maketū Local Impact Fund with Acorn Foundation — a lasting legacy supporting the community for generations to…
Leaving a Lasting Legacy: An Interview with Lawyer Marcus Wilkins
An in-depth interview with Tauranga lawyer Marcus Wilkins on why legacy conversations matter, how the Acorn Foundation provides lasting community impact, and why professional advisors play a vital…
Partnering to Prosper
Discover how Acorn Foundation and SociaLink are partnering to prosper – building stronger, more sustainable communities through collaboration and shared impact.
The Shaw Family Legacy That Continues to Give
Discover how Jack & Aileen Shaw’s endowment is making a lasting difference—funding rescue services, hospices and community care across the Western Bay.